The end of the Help to Buy Isa – my comment for BBC News
Help to Buy Isas are on the way out. After November the only option for wised-up home-savers wanting to get their hands on up to
January 3, 2019
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NY Resolutions you’ll actually *want* to keep
Do yourself a mahoosive favour in 2019. As the brilliant Alex Holder rightly points out in her latest think piece for Grazia, this year will
January 1, 2019
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The millennial bunnies from Philip Hammond’s hat in #Budget2018
Credit unions will get a Budget shot in the arm with the launch of a Premium Bond-style lottery prize to tempt young workers into these
October 29, 2018
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Intergen Finance: the Resolution Report fully unpacked
It’s official. We are not Generation Avocado. The long-awaited report from the Intergenerational Commission has concluded, after two years and over 200 pages, that millennials
May 11, 2018
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TSB farce has wrecked my account switching dream
Iona Bain Reader, contrary to what my hair colour suggests, I am not a 24 hour ball of fury. I am what you might call
April 25, 2018
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Intriguing financial films for your next #duvetday
Iona Bain If you heard me at the beginning of the year on BBC Radio 4’s Moneybox live show, talking about my financial education documentary from late
March 19, 2018
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QUICKIE GUIDE: The ethix of money
Can you invest in what you believe? Yea, defo. As part of our “quickie” series, we aim to give you big ideas in a quick
March 16, 2018
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CRYPTO UPDATE: Is social media turning against Bitcoin?
Iona Bain FACEBOOK has banned advertising for Bitcoin following a wave of complaints about the number of crypto-currency scams being promoted through the site. The
February 5, 2018
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The surprising – and worrying – truth about financial education
Iona Bain Happy New Year, Young Money fans! I hope you had a restorative festive period. ICYMI, I was very fortunate to present my first
January 3, 2018
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Should YOU join the Bit-teratti? The ins ‘n’ outs of Bitcoin
Iona Bain Bitcoin. To quote Ron Burgundy from Anchorman…”well, that escalated quickly.” The crypto currency was created just eight years ago by an anonymous inventor, but its
December 19, 2017
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Mortgage claims may not be another PPI bonanza
IONA BAIN Cash-strapped households are being urged to take a punt on a legal action against banks, as claims firms hunt for a new complaints
December 13, 2017
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Millennial-friendly Budget is long overdue
Iona Bain This week, Phillip Hammond has a golden opportunity to make public finances fairer for the younger generations and to take bold, progressive steps
November 20, 2017
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